Rafael Dos Anjos vs Tyron Woodley, who you got?
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All depends on the confidence of both men imo. RDA has the kind of pressure to make Woodley fold. But will he have the confidence to engage, that Stephen Thompson didnt? Intimidation is a big part of why Woodley's defenses have been so boring.
Perhaps a confident pressuring RDA would bring more offense out of Tyron. Given how versatile RDA is, we most likely would not see a moving forward Tyron like we did against Lawler when he won the belt. But we cant underestimate Tyron in
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area. He might be the greatest defensive wrestler in the history of the UFC. RDA would not have an easy time wrestling him. And when you brawl with him you have to be careful. Make one mistake vs Tyron (when he decides to throw a punch) and you could wake up with your nose plastered on the other side of your face.
I think he has a real shot, Woodley can grind it out on the mat like Khabib did to him, but it still will make him work for those takedowns. I think RDAs the better technical strikers, but it only takes one big punch from Woodley to put his lights out. I would rather see RDA get the shot over Colby, I think he puts up a better fight anyway.
Mike Porch MMA said:
All depends on the confidence of both men imo. RDA has the kind of pressure to make Woodley fold. But will he have the confidence to engage, that Stephen Thompson didnt? Intimidation is a big part of why Woodley's defenses have been so boring.
Perhaps a confident pressuring RDA would bring more offense out of Tyron. Given how versatile RDA is, we most likely would not see a moving forward Tyron like we did against Lawler when he won the belt. But we cant underestimate Tyron in
this
area. He might be the greatest defensive wrestler in the history of the UFC. RDA would not have an easy time wrestling him. And when you brawl with him you have to be careful. Make one mistake vs Tyron (when he decides to throw a punch) and you could wake up with your nose plastered on the other side of your face.
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woodley doesnt posses loaded guns for hands...he cant just decide to throw a bomb on command like that lol
Gallbladder said:
woodley doesnt posses loaded guns for hands...he cant just decide to throw a bomb on command like that lol
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idk man, Tyrone is danagerous as f--- if he wants to be. Against Maia he hit him 1 time and his face was blown up like he'd been ground & pounded.
Tyrone is boring, and complains alot, but he's powerful, explosive, athletic, and just an all around dangerous guy to fight for anybody. I think RDA matches him in many areas, and also could strangle a motherf---er if he gets the opportunity.
opti said:
idk man, Tyrone is danagerous as f--- if he wants to be. Against Maia he hit him 1 time and his face was blown up like he'd been ground & pounded.
Tyrone is boring, and complains alot, but he's powerful, explosive, athletic, and just an all around dangerous guy to fight for anybody. I think RDA matches him in many areas, and also could strangle a motherf---er if he gets the opportunity.
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Tyron certainly has power and no doubt he is dangerous but his striking is quite limited, if RDA can avoid Tyron's power punches and wrestling he should win this fight by being the more well rounded striker. On the ground we all know RDA is legit as f--- but can he take Tyron down being that he has that wrestling and good TDD.
I will lean RDA here due to being the more complete fighter.
opti said:
idk man, Tyrone is danagerous as f--- if he wants to be. Against Maia he hit him 1 time and his face was blown up like he'd been ground & pounded.
Tyrone is boring, and complains alot, but he's powerful, explosive, athletic, and just an all around dangerous guy to fight for anybody. I think RDA matches him in many areas, and also could strangle a motherf---er if he gets the opportunity.
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Lets not forget Tyrone is going under the knife no telling if his punching power may diminish a bit from the surgery. Might be harder for him to let loose and swing. We can all hope that some one comes back better from surgery but it isn't always the case.
derek666 said:
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show me woodley thompson 2 and woodley maia clips where he cocked his fist and didnt throw it
if he devestated every opponent the way he did against lawler to get the belt he'd be the face of the ufc and probably fighting gsp right now
his hesitancy isnt a smart move
Gallbladder said:
show me woodley thompson 2 and woodley maia clips where he cocked his fist and didnt throw it
if he devestated every opponent the way he did against lawler to get the belt he'd be the face of the ufc and probably fighting gsp right now
his hesitancy isnt a smart move
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You said he didn't have "loaded guns for hands", he does, he is just too scared to use them. Dude has become more of a snoozer since he bored the world in Strikeforce
derek666 said:
You said he didn't have "loaded guns for hands", he does, he is just too scared to use them. Dude has become more of a snoozer since he bored the world in Strikeforce
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he has guns for hands but they arent loaded, is what i was getting at.
the notion was thrown around that woodley can drop his opponents any time during the fight...that couldnt be farther from the truth.
if that were the case he would have done it vs Thompson and Maia. KO wins are more beneficial for a champion, snoozers do nothing.
Woodleys the most active champion in the ufc, but you'd never think that consider the amount of crying he does about his treatment. its on him at the end of the day